ot...halloween party ideas.

Totally OT but im throwing an adult/child halloween party in a couple of weeks and I am thinking about having a prize for Best Male Costume, Best Female and Best child (although I don't know how many adults will be dressing up so not sure that I need both male and female)...suggestions??? Also, what to get for prizes for the winners? Im also having a few more children games and will need prizes for those too, however children are much easier to buy for. I thought maybe a case of beer for a guy winner? Or wine for the female winner?? IDK though cause im not a drinker. Not sure what others would enjoy. Maybe tickets to the movie theater?? I don't want it to be too spendy but also don't want something really cheap looking. Any ideas??

any other party games, projects or whatever would be appreciated too!

Totally OT but im throwing an adult/child halloween party in a couple of weeks and I am thinking about having a prize for Best Male Costume, Best Female and Best child (although I don't know how many adults will be dressing up so not sure that I need both male and female)...suggestions??? Also, what to get for prizes for the winners? Im also having a few more children games and will need prizes for those too, however children are much easier to buy for. I thought maybe a case of beer for a guy winner? Or wine for the female winner?? IDK though cause im not a drinker. Not sure what others would enjoy. Maybe tickets to the movie theater?? I don't want it to be too spendy but also don't want something really cheap looking. Any ideas??

If you went with the booze thought, I'd say a six pack is good enough (you can go with fall flavors. Hmmm, do they have pumpkin beer? I know in the summer there's Summer Shandy. I bet they have a fall flavor too. That's different and any beer drinker would go for it I bet) and a bottle of wine. Or like a bottle of vodka or some hard stuff would work too for both but more pricey. You really don't need to spend too much since they won't dress up for prizes. Those who will dress up, will and those who won't won't be swaded by prizes, IMO.

Other ideas, simple Halloween decorations. Like a halloween picture frame or pumpkin candle. Fall soaps at bath and body works. Lotto scratch offs. Hmmmm, That might be all I got. Good luck!

I wish I was having a halloween party! How fun.

If you went with the booze thought, I'd say a six pack is good enough (you can go with fall flavors. Hmmm, do they have pumpkin beer? I know in the summer there's Summer Shandy. I bet they have a fall flavor too. That's different and any beer drinker would go for it I bet) and a bottle of wine. Or like a bottle of vodka or some hard stuff would work too for both but more pricey. You really don't need to spend too much since they won't dress up for prizes. Those who will dress up, will and those who won't won't be swaded by prizes, IMO.

Other ideas, simple Halloween decorations. Like a halloween picture frame or pumpkin candle. Fall soaps at bath and body works. Lotto scratch offs. Hmmmm, That might be all I got. Good luck!

thanks for the advice. nice to hear other peoples suggestions! i also was thinking of stuff from bath and body works. i just hate not knowing if i will be wasting $ because the adults probably won't dress up anyway. maybe get something i like/will use if it doesn't get put to use at the party.

and why not have a halloween party! you have time to plan! i say go for it ;)

thanks for the advice. nice to hear other peoples suggestions! i also was thinking of stuff from bath and body works. i just hate not knowing if i will be wasting $ because the adults probably won't dress up anyway. maybe get something i like/will use if it doesn't get put to use at the party.

and why not have a halloween party! you have time to plan! i say go for it ;)

How about funniest & scariest instead of "best" male/female? Incase noone dresses up you can still give out prizes and rag on your friends! ha ha: ). I don't think you need to spend much on prizes- it's a party, maybe just fun stuff. $5-10 iTunes gift certificates(??? Figure it's something people can still get good stuff for not a lot of cash).

How about funniest & scariest instead of "best" male/female? Incase noone dresses up you can still give out prizes and rag on your friends! ha ha: ). I don't think you need to spend much on prizes- it's a party, maybe just fun stuff. $5-10 iTunes gift certificates(??? Figure it's something people can still get good stuff for not a lot of cash).

We decided since we didn't know if many/any of the adults were actually dressing up (sounds like 90% of them are now though) that we didn't want to have prizes available. Plus we didn't want anyone having hurt feelings or feeling left out (adults and children) if they didn't win.

So instead, we bought a cute popcorn square container (says popcorn and is red and white stripes, pretty big too...holds 2.5 bags of popcorn!!) and 4 slim/tall individual ones to go with it. We bought Marly and Me (wanted a cute family film) and 2 bags of popcorn and 3 boxes of movie theater candy. That prize is for the family that wins the "mummy wrap contest" where each family is a team and wraps up one member and uses up a roll of toilet paper the fastest :)

Then for a balloon stomp game for the kids, we bought 2 different halloween pails from Target and in the younger kid one (2 different categories so they little kids don't get hurt) we put a kiddie halloween dvd in there and a cute pair of orange pumpkin socks. Then for the older kids, there is a halloween themed paddle thingy with the elastic and the ball that they can bop around...KWIM??? lol. and a pack of halloween pencils and halloween pencil toppers that are also stamps.

We are also having the kids decorate their own halloween cupcakes and making masks out of paper plates and art stuff. We also bought clear plastic gloves and the kids will be making 'monster hands' by putting a gum drop in each of the fingers to serve as fingernails then then filling them with popcorn.

Its on saturday and im kinda nervous (weird i know) and super excited :) Thanks for asking!

We decided since we didn't know if many/any of the adults were actually dressing up (sounds like 90% of them are now though) that we didn't want to have prizes available. Plus we didn't want anyone having hurt feelings or feeling left out (adults and children) if they didn't win.

So instead, we bought a cute popcorn square container (says popcorn and is red and white stripes, pretty big too...holds 2.5 bags of popcorn!!) and 4 slim/tall individual ones to go with it. We bought Marly and Me (wanted a cute family film) and 2 bags of popcorn and 3 boxes of movie theater candy. That prize is for the family that wins the "mummy wrap contest" where each family is a team and wraps up one member and uses up a roll of toilet paper the fastest :)

Then for a balloon stomp game for the kids, we bought 2 different halloween pails from Target and in the younger kid one (2 different categories so they little kids don't get hurt) we put a kiddie halloween dvd in there and a cute pair of orange pumpkin socks. Then for the older kids, there is a halloween themed paddle thingy with the elastic and the ball that they can bop around...KWIM??? lol. and a pack of halloween pencils and halloween pencil toppers that are also stamps.

We are also having the kids decorate their own halloween cupcakes and making masks out of paper plates and art stuff. We also bought clear plastic gloves and the kids will be making 'monster hands' by putting a gum drop in each of the fingers to serve as fingernails then then filling them with popcorn.

Its on saturday and im kinda nervous (weird i know) and super excited :) Thanks for asking!

That's going to be so much fun! Very creative and exciting. You'll have to let us know how it goes. You're party planning skills seem to be a lot like my sister's. She gets into the theme ideas (like the movie bucket, so awesome) and the cool prizes. Very impressive! I'm sure everyone will have a great time and how exciting that the adults are really going to dress up! Success already! Good luck.

That's going to be so much fun! Very creative and exciting. You'll have to let us know how it goes. You're party planning skills seem to be a lot like my sister's. She gets into the theme ideas (like the movie bucket, so awesome) and the cool prizes. Very impressive! I'm sure everyone will have a great time and how exciting that the adults are really going to dress up! Success already! Good luck.

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